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Political quotes: “Leaders”

October 7, 2016 Christopher Burke People, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes proves that–we think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to

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Amtrak crash shows disconnect in Republican Brain

June 11, 2015 Arthur Lieber Good government, Infrastructure, Politics, Public safety, Republican Brain, Transportation One comment

Every once in a while, we get a clear view of a major disconnect in the Republican Brain.This certainly is true with the responses

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How much does our do-nothing Republican Congress cost taxpayers?

August 19, 2014 Renee Shur Congress, Republicans, Taxes One comment

Have you noticed how mainstream media fills up a whole lot of airtime sounding off about our current do-nothing Congress? Just this morning, while

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Suing over executive orders: Politics as usual

July 9, 2014 Arthur Lieber Congress, Obama, Politics One comment

There’s an adage that all politics is local. It makes a lot of sense; most issues are bread and butter ones that occur in

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The budget deal: Progressive Blog Digest

December 12, 2013 Nick Burbules Budget, Republicans Leave a comment

Conservatives are balking at the budget deal. Plus links to other issues featured on progressive blogs. See today’s full Progressive Blog Digest here. http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/can-paul-ryan-put-down-a-revolt-from-the-right-20131210 Can

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The Speedy way to break gridlock is just too slow

October 4, 2013 Arthur Lieber Democrats, Good government, Obama, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

Many of us fancy ourselves as political strategists who have the wherewithal to break the Congressional gridlock that is keeping much of the federal

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We need to call out politicians’ blind spots

August 9, 2013 Arthur Lieber Congress, Ideas, People, Poverty, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

After bragging a little too much about his business successes, former Illinois Senator Charles Percy said, “If only I could see myself as others

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How to pass immigration reform, without a majority of the majority

July 1, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Congress, Politics, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

The U.S. Senate has managed to pass an immigration reform bill. Now it goes to the House of Representatives, where conservative Republicans, obstructionists, anti-immigration

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Beefing up the facts on global warming

March 11, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Consumer issues, Environment, Science One comment

In a shameless demonstration of feigned ignorance and pandering, some climate-change denying Republicans, like Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California, and Speaker John Boehner, have

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Benghazi and Newtown

December 14, 2012 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, Guns, Uncategorized, Violence Leave a comment

Go figure. Republicans have made a bogus issue out of the September 11, 2012 incident at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.  They sabotaged

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